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Encyclopedia Britannica



ABAE ("A(3ar.)

This article appears in Volume V01, Page 6 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: A10-ADA
ABAE ("A(3ar.) , a town in the N.E. corner of Phocis, in
Greece
 , famous in early times for its oracle of Apollo, one of those consulted by Croesus (
Herod
 . i. 46). It was rich in treasures (
Herod
 . viii. 33), but was sacked by the Persians, and the temple remained in a ruined state. The oracle was, however, still consulted, e.g. by the Thebans before
Leuctra
  (Paus. iv. 32. 5). The temple seems to have been burnt again during the Sacred War, and was in a very dilapidated state when seen by Pausanias (x. 35), though some restoration, as well as the building of a new temple, was undertaken by Hadrian. The sanctity of the shrine ensured certain privileges to the people of Abae (
Bull
 . Corresp.
Hell
 . vi. 171), and these were confirmed by the Romans. The polygonal walls of the
acropolis
  may still be seen in a
fair
  state of preserva-tion on a circular hill
standing
  about 500 ft. above the little plain of Exarcho ; one gateway remains, and there are also traces of town walls below. The temple site was on a low spur of the hill, below the town. An early terrace
wall
  supports a precinct in which are a stoa and some remains of temples ; these were excavated by the British School at Athens in 1894, but very little was found.
See also W. M. Leake, Travels in Northern
Greece
 , ii. p. 163; Journal of Hellenic Studies, xvi. pp. 291-312 (V. W. Yorke). (E. GR.)


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